Why are many psychologists skeptical of reports that therapy helps people recover repressed memories of early childhood abusive experiences?
a. Abusive experiences in childhood are known to be rare
b. The recovery techniques could suggest false memories.
c. Only hypnosis can accurately recover memories from early childhood.
d. Repressed memories can never return to consciousness.
b
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